Opening scenes in "horror" films these days have been followed, almost religiously since Wes Cravens' "Scream". An opening scene in a horror film scares the audience to leave them scared the entire film. "The Ring" accomplished this. "The Ring Two" did not. Sitting there with my hands clamped together and my knuckles probably turning white, I prepared to crap my pants at the opening scene. But two minutes into the scene, I began to relax myself because to tell you the truth, a five year old wouldn't have found that scary. A five year old with a bladder problem wouldn't even have wet themselves.
This film was supposed to take place six months after the other film right? Well, super idea because Aidan obviously LOOKS older. And I don't mean six months older. I'm talking and obvious change from eight years old (when the first movie was shot) to an eleven year old (when the second movie was shot). Nice going. Give it another six months and they'll be trying to make him a nine year old. With a beard.
Simon Baker. Ah, Simon Baker. Watching Guardian so many times got me hooked on this man. So I was relieved to see him in this film. However, two-dimensional characters with less than 20 words in a film don't get me that excited. As much as Simon Baker is a good actor, he was wasted in this film. He wasn't even developed into a love interest or anything remotely interesting for the audience. He was just ... there. And you always know that you are outside of a major city when people are wearing checked shirts. Baker used these to the extreme. Very cosmopolitan.
Let us move on to the faces of the dead, which look a lot like my face when I realize I have an assignment due tomorrow. You know, all scrunched up with my tongue sticking out and veins all over my face. A small group of people in the theater erupted into laughter when seeing the faces of those who had been killed by Samara. And you had to laugh. They were nothing compared to the first movie, which struck fear in our hearts matched with piercing music.
I also found there was a lot of grabbing in this movie. Samara grabbing Rachel in the ambulance, Samara grabbing Aidan in the bathtub, Samara grabbing Rachel through the T.V, Samara grabbing Aidan through the T.V, Samara grabbing Rachel in the Hospital... I had no idea that grabbing people was the new scare tactic. And let me tell you, if you go into this film with an intense fear of grabbing, you shouldn't see The Ring Two. You might suffer a severe heart attack.
Sissy Spacek. What a relief to see her name in the opening credits. What a displacement of that relief when we see her character playing a crazy ass woman with frizzy hair in her face, stuttering and saying things that do not make sense. I have always been captivated by her Michael Jackson-like nose and that nose kept me entertained for that entire scene.
This movie was highly predictable. By this time, my ass is hurting and I wish I had my watch on so I could see how long I had to sit through this "fear fest". The story wasn't too bad. The acting wasn't too bad. The script did no justice to The Ring films. But if you want to see a movie that will make you jump up just a little, then go for it and enjoy it for what it is. A movie assaulting checked shirts and screwed up faces.
This film was supposed to take place six months after the other film right? Well, super idea because Aidan obviously LOOKS older. And I don't mean six months older. I'm talking and obvious change from eight years old (when the first movie was shot) to an eleven year old (when the second movie was shot). Nice going. Give it another six months and they'll be trying to make him a nine year old. With a beard.
Simon Baker. Ah, Simon Baker. Watching Guardian so many times got me hooked on this man. So I was relieved to see him in this film. However, two-dimensional characters with less than 20 words in a film don't get me that excited. As much as Simon Baker is a good actor, he was wasted in this film. He wasn't even developed into a love interest or anything remotely interesting for the audience. He was just ... there. And you always know that you are outside of a major city when people are wearing checked shirts. Baker used these to the extreme. Very cosmopolitan.
Let us move on to the faces of the dead, which look a lot like my face when I realize I have an assignment due tomorrow. You know, all scrunched up with my tongue sticking out and veins all over my face. A small group of people in the theater erupted into laughter when seeing the faces of those who had been killed by Samara. And you had to laugh. They were nothing compared to the first movie, which struck fear in our hearts matched with piercing music.
I also found there was a lot of grabbing in this movie. Samara grabbing Rachel in the ambulance, Samara grabbing Aidan in the bathtub, Samara grabbing Rachel through the T.V, Samara grabbing Aidan through the T.V, Samara grabbing Rachel in the Hospital... I had no idea that grabbing people was the new scare tactic. And let me tell you, if you go into this film with an intense fear of grabbing, you shouldn't see The Ring Two. You might suffer a severe heart attack.
Sissy Spacek. What a relief to see her name in the opening credits. What a displacement of that relief when we see her character playing a crazy ass woman with frizzy hair in her face, stuttering and saying things that do not make sense. I have always been captivated by her Michael Jackson-like nose and that nose kept me entertained for that entire scene.
This movie was highly predictable. By this time, my ass is hurting and I wish I had my watch on so I could see how long I had to sit through this "fear fest". The story wasn't too bad. The acting wasn't too bad. The script did no justice to The Ring films. But if you want to see a movie that will make you jump up just a little, then go for it and enjoy it for what it is. A movie assaulting checked shirts and screwed up faces.